PachoFlores
- Trumpet


About Pacho
Multi-award-winning Venezuelan trumpeter Pacho Flores is a First Prize Winner at the Maurice André International Trumpet Competition, Philip Jones International Competition and the Cittá di Porcia International contest in addition to being awarded a Gold Medal by the Global Music Awards for his album ENTROPÍA. His most recent recording for Deutsche Grammophon, ESTIRPE (2022) was nominated in three categories at the Latin Grammy Awards 2023 and Paquito D’Rivera “Concerto Venezolano” which was awarded “Best Classical Composition”.
Pacho Flores made his Hollywood Bowl in 2023 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel performing Arturo Márquez’sConcierto de Otoño following his season-long residency with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic where he and Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan were branded ‘The Dream Team’. Further recent highlights include performances as soloist with the San Francisco Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, New World Symphony, Tampere Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony, NHK Symphony, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, Arctic Philharmonic, Turku Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Lille and Frankfurt Radio Symphony.
In the 2024/25 season, Pacho is artist-in-residence with the Duisburger Philharmoniker in Germany, where he will perform in mutiple concerts including concerti, chamber music collaborations and in recital as soloist with organ. Further highlights include a his debut with the Houston Symphony (Hindoyan) and returns to the San Francisco Symphony (Carlos Miguel Prieto) and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic (Hindoyan).
Contact
For availability and general enquiries:

Ollie Haines
For contracts, logistics and press:

Dora Michael
Representation
Season Highlights
Video
- Playing
Estirpe - Pacho Flores
Pacho Flores with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería conducted by Carlos Miguel Prieto, recording for the album 'Estirpe'. Credit: Deutsche Grammophon
Pacho Flores and Manuel Hernández-Silva present Flores' album "Cantos y Revueltas"
Pacho Flores and Manuel Hernández-Silva present Flores' album "Cantos y Revueltas" on 20th November 2019 with the Royal Philharmony of Galicia. Credit: Deutsche Grammophon
Paquito D’Rivera’s Concerto Venezolano (excerpt)
Pacho Flores plays the cadenza from Paquito D’Rivera’s Concerto Venezolano. Performed on the 18th January 2022 with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, conducted by Domingo Hindoyan. Credit: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
"Cantar" trailer"Cantar" trailer
Watch the trailer for Pacho Flores' album "Cantar" on Deutsche Grammophon. Credit: Deutsche Grammophon
Café 1930 by Astor Piazzolla (teaser)
Pacho Flores and Jesús “Pingüino” González perform Café 1930 by Astor Piazzolla from the album ENTROPIA. Credit: Deutsche Grammophon
Haydn Trumpet Concerto
Pacho Flores performs Haydn's Trumpet Concerto 11th November 2018 with the Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra. Credit: Arctisch Philharmonisch Orkest - Concertgebouw
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Selected Repertoire
Arturo Márquez
Concierto de Otoño for Trumpet and Orchestra
Arutunian
Trumpet Concerto in A♭ major
Christian Lindberg
Caballos Mágicos
Daniel Freiberg
Historias de Flores y Tangos
Efraín Oscher
Danzas Latinas
Haydn
Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major
Johann Baptist Georg Neruda
Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat Major
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Trumpet Concerto
Ortiz
Altar de Bronce (co-commission Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Galician Symphony Orchestra, Mineria Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony and San Diego Symphony)
Pacho Flores
Cantos Y Revueltas
Pacho Flores
"Albares" - Concerto for Flugelhorn and Orchestra
Paquito D’Rivera
Concerto Venezolano
Roberto Sierra
Salseando
Sarasate
Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs) for Trumpet and Orchestra
Tomasi
Trumpet Concerto
News
Discography
Askonas Holt sends 26 artists and touring partners to BBC Proms 2025

This morning saw the announcement of this summer’s BBC Proms’ line-up, which is set to include performances from 26 Askonas Holt artists and touring partners.
Our Tours and Projects team is proud to once again be bringing the Wiener Philharmoniker to the Proms, following our 2019 collaboration with the orchestra and Bernard Haitink in what marked not only the year of the legendary maestro’s 90th birthday but also the 65th anniversary of his conducting debut. This summer we bring the Wiener Philharmoniker back to the Royal Albert Hall with Franz Welser-Möst for two performances – the first with Berg’s Lulu Suite paired with Bruckner’s Symphony No.9, and the second, Mozart’s Symphony No.38 Prague alongside Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.6 Pathétique.
Cristian Măcelaru and the Orchestre National de France also return in collaboration with Askonas Holt for a French-themed programme that includes Ravel’s Rapsodie espagnole and La valse, as well as Bologne’s Violin Concerto and Chausson’s Poème, both with soloist Randall Goosby.
Our Tours and Projects team also brings mandolinist Avi Avital and his Between Worlds Ensemble for their Proms debut as they take the audience on a sonic tour of the countries that border the Black Sea, performing traditional Crimean Tatar music, Turkish folk and klezmer plus works by Bartók and Fazil Say.
Sir Simon Rattle gives two performances this summer; the first sees him team up with the wind, brass and percussion of the London Symphony Orchestra for folk-song arrangements by Vaughan Williams, Grainger and Arnold alongside Gunther Schuller’s trombone concerto. He follows that with his first performance with The Chineke! Orchestra conducting Shostakovich’s Symphony No.10.
Having recently been invited to become an Honorary Member, Robin Ticciati joins the Chamber Orchestra of Europe with soloist Golda Schultz for a programme of songs by Bernstein, Gershwin, Weill alongside Schreker’s Chamber Symphony and Stravinsky’s ballet The Firebird. The appearance marks Robin’s first with the COE at the Proms and the ensemble’s first appearance since their 2017 performance under Bernard Haitink.
Edward Gardner is back with the London Philharmonic Orchestra for a 20th-century programme of Debussy’s La mer, Sibelius’s The Oceanides and Ravel’s song-cycle Shéhérazade.
Thomas Adès leads the BBC Symphony in a performance of music from his own opera The Tempest alongside Sibelius’s tone-poem The Swan of Tuonela.
Domingo Hindoyan and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic are joined by trumpeter Pacho Flores in his Proms debut for Arturo Márquez’s Concierto de otoño presented alongside Dvořák’s Symphony No.9 From the New World and Jennifer Higdon’s Blue Cathedral.
Peter Whelan makes his Proms debut conducting the Irish Baroque Orchestra in Handel’s Alexander's Feast with countertenor Hugh Cutting as soloist. The performance marks the ensemble’s Proms debut, making them only the second Irish orchestra to perform at the Festival in its more than 125-year history.
Conductor Laureate Tadaaki Otaka returns with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales for Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No.2 with soloist Vadym Kholodenko, alongside Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra. Recent signing Benjamin Grosvenor also joins forces with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under the baton of Ryan Bancroft for Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major.
Cellist Johannes Moser presents the UK premiere of Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s concerto Before we fall with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Eva Ollikainen. Next month sees Johannes give the world premiere of the piece with the San Francisco Symphony conducted by Dalia Stasevska.
Four Askonas Holt singers make debuts in Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District with the BBC Philharmonic. Amanda Majeski, John Findon and Ava Dodd all make their Proms debuts as Katerina, Zinovy and Aksinya/Convict respectively, while Nicky Spence returns making a role debut as Sergey.
Also making their Proms debuts are Jasmin White who joins the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Fabio Luisi for Beethoven’s Symphony No.9, and Sarah Dufresne who also makes a role debut singing Sister Genovieffa in Suor Angelica with the London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Antonio Pappano.
Jess Dandy and Ashley Riches return with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra singing Stravinsky’s last major work - the Requiem Canticles, and Laurence Kilsby joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra for Arthur Bliss’ The Beatitudes.
Outside of London, Benjamin Hulett joins the Royal Northern Sinfonia at the Glasshouse as soloist for Mendelssohn’s Symphony No.2 Lobgesang. Also at the Glasshouse, Ema Nikolovska celebrates the centenary of the birth of Pierre Boulez with his Le marteau sans maître as part of a touring project with guitarist Sean Shibe and friends.
The BBC Proms 2025 runs from Friday 18 July to Saturday 13 September, with all performances broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and streamed on BBC Sounds. To view the full line-up, please click here.
- Amanda Majeski
- Ashley Riches
- Ava Dodd
- Avi Avital
- Benjamin Grosvenor
- Benjamin Hulett
- Cristian Măcelaru
- Domingo Hindoyan
- Edward Gardner
- Ema Nikolovska
- Hugh Cutting
- Jasmin White
- Jess Dandy
- Johannes Moser
- John Findon
- Laurence Kilsby
- Nicky Spence
- Pacho Flores
- Peter Whelan
- Robin Ticciati
- Sarah Dufresne
- Sir Simon Rattle
- Tadaaki Otaka
- Thomas Adès CBE
- Avi Avital: Between Worlds
- Orchestre National de France
- Wiener Philharmoniker
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